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package org.apache.jmeter.samplers;

import org.apache.jmeter.util.JMeterUtils;

/**
 * @author Michael Freeman
 * 10/24/2005 - added statistical mode for distributed testing
 */
public class SampleSenderFactory {
	/**
	 * Checks for the Jmeter property mode and returns the required class.
	 * 
	 * @param listener
	 * @return the appropriate class. Standard Jmeter functionality,
	 *         hold_samples until end of test or batch samples.
	 */
	static SampleSender getInstance(RemoteSampleListener listener) {
		// Support original property name
		boolean holdSamples = JMeterUtils.getPropDefault("hold_samples", false);

		// Extended property name
		String type = JMeterUtils.getPropDefault("mode", "Standard");

		if (holdSamples || type.equalsIgnoreCase("Hold")) {
			HoldSampleSender h = new HoldSampleSender(listener);
			return h;
		} else if (type.equalsIgnoreCase("Batch")) {
			BatchSampleSender b = new BatchSampleSender(listener);
			return b;
		} else if (type.equalsIgnoreCase("Statistical")) {
			StatisticalSampleSender s = new StatisticalSampleSender(listener);
			return s;
		} else {
			StandardSampleSender s = new StandardSampleSender(listener);
			return s;
		}
	}
}
